September 5, 2008 23:16

Mary J Blige announces North American tour

Singer will hit the road with Robin Thicke this autumn

Mary J. Blige has announced the dates of an extensive tour of North America this autumn.

The RnB singer will hit the road with Robin Thicke on the Love-Soul Tour, which kicks off on September 19 in Virginia Beach, later calling in cities including Washington DC, Fort Lauderdale, Atlanta and Los Angeles.

The jaunt concludes in Oahu on October 22 and includes two nights at New York's Radio City Music Hall on October 2 and 3.

The multi-Grammy Award-winning singer is supporting her most recent album 'Growing Pains'.

The tour dates are:

Virginia Beach Pavilion (September 19)
Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion (20)
Raleigh, NC Time Warner Music Cable Pavilion (21)
Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center (26)
Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (27)
Detroit, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre (28)
New York City Radio City Music Hall (October 2, 3)
Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena (8)
Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center (10)
Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheater (11)
Atlanta, GA Hi-Fi Amphitheatre (12)
Chicago, IL Arie Crown Theater (14)
Omaha, NE Qwest Convention Center (15)
Las Vegas, NV Pearl Theatre (17)
Oakland, CA Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord (18)
Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amphitheatre (19)
Oahu, HI Blaisdall Arena (22)

--By our Los Angeles staff.
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